Benchmark: lodash uniq vs Array.from(new Set()) vs spread new Set() [big arrays 2]

HTML Preparation code:

<script src='https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lodash@4.17.10/lodash.min.js'></script>

Script Preparation code:

var arr = new Array(10_000).fill(1).map(() => Math.round(Math.random() * 20))

Tests:

Spread
return [...new Set(arr)]
use lodash
return _.uniq(arr);
Array.from
return Array.from( new Set(arr) );

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

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Previous results

Test case name	Result
Spread
use lodash
Array.from

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Sumamry (model llama3.2:3b, generated 3 days ago):

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**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark is designed to compare three approaches for removing duplicate values from an array:

1. Using `Array.from(new Set(arr))`: This method creates a new set from the input array and then converts it back to an array using `Array.from()`.
2. Using the `uniq()` function from the Lodash library: This function takes an array as input and returns a new array with duplicate values removed.
3. Using the spread operator (`...`) with `new Set(arr)`: This method creates a new set from the input array and then uses the spread operator to convert it back to an array.

**Options Compared**

The three approaches are compared in terms of performance, which is measured by the number of executions per second (ExecutionsPerSecond).

**Pros and Cons**

1. **Array.from(new Set(arr))**:
	* Pros: Simple and efficient way to remove duplicates.
	* Cons: Creates a new set, which can be slower than other methods for large arrays due to the overhead of hash-based data structures.
2. **Lodash uniq()**:
	* Pros: Fast and efficient, especially for larger arrays.
	* Cons: Requires including an additional library (Lodash) in the benchmark setup, which may add overhead.
3. **Spread new Set()**:
	* Pros: Simple and readable syntax.
	* Cons: May be slower than other methods due to the overhead of creating a new set and then spreading it.

**Other Considerations**

The benchmark is likely testing for performance, but it's also worth considering the readability and maintainability of each approach. For example, using `Array.from(new Set(arr))` may require more code and setup compared to using `_.uniq()` from Lodash.

**Library: Lodash**

Lodash (also known as underscore) is a popular JavaScript library that provides a collection of utility functions for tasks such as data manipulation, array operations, and string manipulation. The `uniq()` function is one of the many useful utilities provided by Lodash.

**Special JS Feature/Syntax**

There doesn't appear to be any special JavaScript features or syntax used in this benchmark beyond what's necessary for the three approaches being compared. If there were any special features or syntax, I'd be happy to explain them!

**Alternatives**

Other alternatives for removing duplicates from an array might include:

1. Using a for loop with an object to keep track of unique values.
2. Using `filter()` and checking for duplicate values.
3. Using a custom function written in a specific programming language (e.g., C++ or Rust) that can be compiled to JavaScript.

However, these alternatives may not be as efficient or concise as the three approaches being compared in this benchmark.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 7 months ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/122.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 122 on Linux

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Test name	Executions per second
Spread	8101.0 Ops/sec
use lodash	7939.3 Ops/sec
Array.from	8083.5 Ops/sec

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Created: 7 months ago by: Guest

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Spread

use lodash

Array.from

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Sumamry (model llama3.2:3b, generated 3 days ago):